For sewers and fine hand stitchers, creating smocked effects in fabric is considered an art. For knitters, however, this interesting way of creating a yoked effect is not well-known. Today I'll show ...

You may be familiar with origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, but chances are you haven’t come across smocking. This technique refers to the way fabric can be bunched by stitches, often made in ...

Appearances can be deceiving. This outstanding cardigan vest with an overall smocking stitch looks difficult to knit _ but isn't. The pattern stitch is easy to learn and goes quickly because there are ...